Alas, since it seems I must bid adieu to my beloved '06 Premium Forester, I find myself looking for a new car -- and in a major quandary.
I can't see out of the far back driver side window in the 2014 Forester to check my blind spot. Since I know from a experience that a 4-door truck can hide in a blind spot even with good mirrors, that seems to axe the 2014 Forester completely from the list. Heck, I think Foresters after the 2009 redesign all look weird -- I loved my "toaster on wheels", but it seems VERY difficult to find Foresters of that generation (yes, I have checked Autotrader.com, cars.com, etc), especially ones that don't have insane numbers of miles on them.
To the meat of the current matter, my '06 Forester, apparently like all of its generation, generated a loud "whistling" sound from the windshield when going about 55+mph. I eventually concluded this was acting as a natural "deer horn", since I have spent insane amounts of time driving deer/elk/moose heaven and hardly ever SEE them, much less have them jump in front of me. I certainly never hit one, despite years of opportunities at high speeds in the backwoods. It is co conspicuous I have decided I think that otherwise-irksome sounds constitutes a safety feature.
Do 2009-2013 Foresters make that noise? Does anyone know if Outbacks from 2006-2014 also make that noise?
I can't see out of the far back driver side window in the 2014 Forester to check my blind spot. Since I know from a experience that a 4-door truck can hide in a blind spot even with good mirrors, that seems to axe the 2014 Forester completely from the list. Heck, I think Foresters after the 2009 redesign all look weird -- I loved my "toaster on wheels", but it seems VERY difficult to find Foresters of that generation (yes, I have checked Autotrader.com, cars.com, etc), especially ones that don't have insane numbers of miles on them.
To the meat of the current matter, my '06 Forester, apparently like all of its generation, generated a loud "whistling" sound from the windshield when going about 55+mph. I eventually concluded this was acting as a natural "deer horn", since I have spent insane amounts of time driving deer/elk/moose heaven and hardly ever SEE them, much less have them jump in front of me. I certainly never hit one, despite years of opportunities at high speeds in the backwoods. It is co conspicuous I have decided I think that otherwise-irksome sounds constitutes a safety feature.
Do 2009-2013 Foresters make that noise? Does anyone know if Outbacks from 2006-2014 also make that noise?